What's hot in 2012?

The Hall & Wilcox Employment team invite you to its
employment law briefing where the team will provide you with an
update of some of the issues and changes in legislation that you
need to be aware of in 2012.

The briefing will cover the following feature topics:

OHS harmonisation, including:

the current status of the national OHS harmonisation scheme,
including which jurisdictions have committed to the scheme;

the main changes to OHS law and impact of these on
organisations; and

key tips for organisations to ensure compliance.

In light of current economic uncertainty, tips and traps for
implementing redundancies in 2012, including:

employer options for responding to business downturn, including
redundancy and alternatives to redundancy;

legal risks associated with implementing redundancies,
including ensuring the redundancy is 'genuine'; and

tips for managing the risks associated with implementing
dismissals by reason of redundancy.

The team will also give a snapshot of what is happening in
relation to review of the Fair Work Act. The review, announced on
20 December 2011, will culminate in a report about the operation of
the Fair Work legislation due to the Minister on 31 May 2012. Our
snapshot will include:

the objectives and scope of the review;

how the review will be conducted; and

some of the outcomes that we anticipate.

The discussion will be facilitated by Mark Dunphy and presented
by senior associates Jessica Fletcher and Jessica Pratt.

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